Central England Law Centre Limited

Analysis

Central England Law Centre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coventry. It was registered in July 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04149673). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Central England Law Centre Limited reported income of £4.2m and spending of £3.7m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.8m to £4.2m (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Central England Law Centre Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Friends of Ezrat Yisrael Kiryat Sefer (£4.2m), Jamma International (£4.2m) and The Resolution Foundation (£4.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, donations and legacies 3.9% and investments 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £160k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £359k. Reserves of £586k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 87 people.